Best College Laptops 2019 – Updates (March 2019)
Every college student needs a laptop, but with so many choices at so many different prices, it can be homework in itself to find out which one to get. Start by reviewing our recommendations for the...
View ArticleIt’s time for a new iMac, and here are 9 improvements we’d like to see
The current iMac design feels out of date. A new all-in-one Mac is long overdue. The current iMac design is positively ancient, by computer design standards. The 27-inch Retina iMac, with its slim...
View ArticleHP Pavilion x360 15 (15-cr0000) review – can’t fare with the competition
HP has a wide spectrum of convertible devices which they brand as “x360”. No, XBOX is not an HP convertible laptop, but the new Pavilion x360 15 is. If you are familiar with the Spectre and Envy brands...
View ArticleNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q (8GB GDDR6) vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q...
Next up in our series of laptop GPU comparisons, we’re going to see how the high tier Max-Q card from NVIDIA compares to its predecessor. For this, we have chosen the two representatives from Acer. The...
View ArticleNvidia’s GTX 1650 graphics card could be just a slight upgrade over the 1050 Ti
Nvidia might be fresh of the release of both the GTX 1660 Ti and the GTX 1660 midrange graphics cards, but rumors continue to indicate that the company might soon launch the GTX 1650 to cap out its...
View ArticleBest eGPUs: Add Graphics Power to Your Laptop – UPDATE (March 2019)
Ultraportable laptops are great when you need to put together a presentation for work, crunch some numbers or binge-watch your favorite Netflix shows. But graphically taxing games like Destiny 2 and...
View ArticleChuwi Herobook laptop review
Some 12 years ago, Intel and Asus introduced the netbook to the world. Before then, laptops were expensive and bulky, but the EeeBook changed all this by providing a capable device for not a lot of...
View ArticleOWC Envoy Pro EX Thunderbolt 3 1TB portable SSD (2019) review
Thunderbolt 3 is quietly establishing itself as the preferred interface for top-of-the-range devices (although we hope it doesn’t suffer the same fate as Firewire). Its physical compatibility with USB...
View ArticleAcer Predator XB3 review
4K gaming used to be a lofty dream. These days, it’s a lot more attainable. Many gaming laptops can even handle these higher resolutions. That makes a high refresh rate, 4K gaming monitor like Predator...
View ArticleIntel gives a peek at what its Arctic Sound GPU could look like
As the 2020 release date for Intel’s first modern discrete GPU, code-named Arctic Sound, approaches, there continues to be much speculation on what it could physically look like. A new set of images...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons to BUY or NOT buy the HP Pavilion x360 15 (15-cr0000)!
We already have an in-depth review of the new hit on the market – HP Pavilion x360 15 (15-cr0000) so maybe you’re familiar with its pros and cons but if you didn’t have time to read it, here is our...
View ArticleVirgin Media Hub 3 review: A basic router that doesn’t excel in any department
This rudimentary modem router covers the basics, but a third-party alternative will serve you much better The oddly shaped Hub 3 is included with all Virgin Media broadband packages, including the...
View ArticleGTX 1660 vs. GTX 1660 Ti vs. RTX 2060
Nvidia’s mid-range graphics line up is far more robust today than it was at the start of 2019, with the release of not one, but three options for more affordable Turing graphics cards. Being spoiled...
View ArticleCorsair Crystal 680X Review
Corsair scaled up the tiny Crystal 280X PC case to give us the Crystal 680X. What looks like a cousin to the Corsair Air 740, the internals are quite similar since it follows the dual-chamber design....
View ArticleLG Gram 2-in-1 (14 inch, 2019) review
For its first Gram two-in-one laptop, LG stuck with the same formula that’s made its other Gram laptops worth your attention: Extremely long battery life and strong performance packed into an...
View ArticleNZXT H500 Review
While the NZXT H700i that we tested earlier was a mid-tower case, the H500 is a more compact version of it compromising on fan and radiator support. If you’re wondering about the missing ‘i’ in the...
View ArticleHP Spectre x360 15 (15-df0000) review – the best 15-inch convertible for the...
Let’s imagine that HP’s wide range of convertible devices is a pyramid. At the bottom, you can find the Pavilions and ProBooks of x360 label. Next some EliteBooks and Envys. But on the top of this...
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9 Demands for the 2019 MacBook Pro
While rumors suggest we’ll see a new 16.5-inch MacBook Pro this year, a slightly larger size is not enough, if you ask me. Sure, the most recent MacBook Pros have been good-to-great machines, but as a...
View ArticleSeagate Backup Plus Ultra Touch review: It’s a hard drive! It’s a carpet sample!
Easy on the eye, this 2.5-inch USB 3.1 hard drive is also a good performer. Though my review title makes fun of the basket-weave polyester fabric covering a goodly proportion of Seagate Backup Plus...
View ArticleHuawei MateBook X Pro (2019) review
Huawei managed to surprise us all last year with the first MateBook X Pro, so much so that it became our best laptop of 2018. Unfortunately, Huawei did such a good job of building a flagship laptop...
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